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China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought

Tue, Mar 15, 2016 - 7:18 PM

[BEIJING] China will release water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The water will be released until April 10 from the Jinghong dam, ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a daily news briefing.